Test Kitchen
Do you cook? Would you like to help me perfect the Country Farm Egg Salad with Pancetta, Parsley and Frisee? I’d love it if any of you home chefs would test the recipe and send me your thoughtful feedback.
Click here–Farm Egg Salad–for the recipe and step-by-step photos.
I think you’ll find it to be a wonderful, super simple brunch dish that’ll impress friends or visiting dignitaries (aka, mom & dad).
October 10th, 2006 at 9:45 am
A better way to get feedback would be to have Chef cook up his recipes and have a bunch of your friends over to try them out, rather than asking readers to make the dish and then report their results. But what do I know? I’m just a cubicle dweller.
October 10th, 2006 at 10:00 am
it’s not just about the flavors of the dish but, also, if the recipe instructions are clear, concise and correct.
we will have tested the recipes dozens of times ourselves when all is said and done. but, it’s as–or more– helpful to get feedback from people that are removed from the project and its creation.
October 10th, 2006 at 11:34 am
you’re right, belle. we recently had others test recipes for a new junior league cookbook in birmingham, and thankfully, we were able to make some really great edits. sometimes, if you’re too close to a recipe or if you are a pro, it’s easy to know to do something in your mind that a less experienced cook may not know to do. same at the magazine I work for—we’ve had readers test our recipes at home, report back, and then we wrote a story around their suggestions, etc.
good luck with the book!
October 11th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
It looks and sounds amazing!
What kind of beverage goes with it?
October 12th, 2006 at 7:43 am
A “tasty beverage”. One to wash the salad down with…
October 16th, 2006 at 8:19 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your kind words (awe shucks, I’m blushing). I always enjoy a compliment! I’ve read some of your posts and must say that some of them are pure pleasure. Almost as enjoyable as a box of La Maison du Chocolat truffles. That’s a compliment, btw. I’ve yet to find ANYTHING to top those truffles. Ooh, and congrats on your bookdeal!
October 16th, 2006 at 8:31 am
the perfect wine pairing for the farm egg salad: a lovely cote du rhone.
October 16th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
I liked MY pairing better.